This page reflects MMS options positioning from the latest published market-close snapshot. Intraday price and contract changes are not displayed.
Published Snapshot
Oct 2, 2026 close
Max Pain — MMS
Data as of market close Oct 2, 2026
Nearest listed expiration 2026-10-16 shows max pain at $65.00 (12.35 above spot). Use this page to evaluate pin-risk zones, strike pressure, and open-interest concentration before selecting trade structure.
Max Pain Strike
$65.00
Nearest expiry
Expected Move
±$4.65
±8.8%
Days to Expiry
14
Calendar days
Total Call OI
153
Nearest expiry
Total Put OI
188
Nearest expiry
P/C OI Ratio
1.23
Put-heavy
Spot Price
$52.65
Published close
Consensus
-
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Max Pain by Expiration
Pain by Strike
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Selected: 2026-10-16
Expiration
Max Pain Strike
Last Updated
2026-08-21
$55.00
8/21/2026, 11:21:52 PM
2026-09-18
$60.00
9/18/2026, 11:19:55 PM
2026-10-16NextUpdated
$65.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:32 PM
2026-11-20
$55.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:32 PM
2027-01-15
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:32 PM
2027-04-16
$60.00
10/2/2026, 11:20:32 PM
Selected expiration: 2026-10-16 at max pain $65.00.
MMS pain by strike for 2026-10-16 expiration
Strike
Call Pain
Put Pain
Total Pain
40
0
413500
413500
45
0
319500
319500
50
0
236000
236000
55
0
178500
178500
60
9500
123000
132500
65
32000
90000
122000
70
100000
72000
172000
75
172000
54000
226000
80
246000
36000
282000
90
395000
0
395000
100
548000
0
548000
105
624500
0
624500
How to Read Max Pain
Compare pin-risk and strike-pressure across expirations from the latest published close.
What max pain measures
Max pain is the strike where option holders would collectively lose the most at expiration, based on open interest across the listed chain.
How traders use it
It is most useful as a possible pinning zone, especially when spot is already trading near a crowded strike into expiration.
What can break it
Strong directional flows, news, or fast spot moves can overwhelm any pinning tendency, so max pain should support a thesis rather than drive it alone.
The closer you are to expiration, the more useful this becomes as context and the less useful it is as a standalone prediction.